2 Samuel 7:14

I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. And when he happens to transgress, then will I chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the sons of men.

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In The King James Version

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

In Context

13He shall build for me a house to my name, and I will set up his throne even forever.

15But my mercy I will not take from him, as I took it from those whom I removed from my presence.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:5And thou shalt know in thy heart, that as if any man should chasten his son, so the Lord thy God will chasten thee.

1 Chronicles 28:6And God said to me, Solomon thy son shall build my house and my court: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be to him a father.

Psalms 2:7Declaring the ordinance of the Lord: 1 The Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee. 1

Jeremiah 30:11And Edom shall be a desert: everyone that passes by shall hiss at it.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 7:5-18

God's Covenant with David. ( b. c. 1042.) 4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, 5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord , Shalt thou build me a house for me to dwell in? 6 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of… Read the whole commentary →

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